> On Jul 27, 2021, at 12:54, Vimal <j.vi...@gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> (Unsure if this is the right forum to ask this question, but here goes:)
> 
> From what I understand, IP Anycast can be used to steer traffic into a server 
> that's close to the client.
> 
> I am curious if anyone here has/encountered a setup where they use anycast IP 
> on their gateways... to have a predictable egress IP for their traffic, 
> regardless of where they are located?
> 
> For example, a search engine crawler could in principle have the same IP 
> advertised all over the world, but it looks like they don't...  I wonder why?
> 
> -- 
> Vimal
> 

Unless you’re twisting knobs, egress traffic should already exit your network 
at the closest possible egress point to its origin.  Is your intention to carry 
the traffic for longer than that?

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